Robinson R44 Clipper, G-DBUG, 9 July 2009

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
General aviation - rotorcraft
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
9 July 2009
Aircraft type:
Robinson R44 Clipper
Location:
Welshpool Airport, Powys
Registration:
G-DBUG

Robinson R44 Clipper, G-DBUG

Summary:

Shortly after lifting into the hover, the cyclic control became heavy and the pilot had difficulty controlling the helicopter. During the attempted run-on landing, the helicopter struck the ground in a nose-down attitude and rolled onto its side. The two occupants were uninjured. The pilot had recently converted from the R22, which does not have hydraulically-powered flying controls, to the R44. Post-accident inspection did not identify any defects that could have caused the reported control difficulties. It was considered that the pilot might have inadvertently switched off the hydraulic system during the flight.

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